1.   Missing were expensive black leather boots, the white shoe polish, a jumbo jar of Nivea.

2.   Also missing are Breeland and Merit, who boarded a ship bound for New York.

3.   Also missing were Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, militant groups that some Arab nations support as legitimate fighters against Israel.

4.   Also missing were some members of the United States Olympic team and collegians who were drafted Monday.

5.   Also missing is anything remotely resembling a plausible plot, characters or dialogue.

6.   Also missed will be Vikings All-Pro tackle Kory Stringer, who died during training camp.

7.   Also missing are major trade magazine publisher Cahners Publishing Co. of Newton, Mass., and the influential New England Journal of Medicine and publications of MIT Press.

8.   Also missing were all five of the elite Rescue Companies.

9.   Also missing were measures to cut spending.

10.   Anyone still alive among the many, many thousands more still missing were at grave risk if they were not found and rescued soon.